Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C is a PT6A-family turboprop model listed for the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano. EASA IM.E.038 describes this series with a two-stage reduction gearbox, five-stage gas-generator compressor (four axial and one centrifugal), single annular combustion chamber, single-stage gas-generator turbine, and two-stage axial power turbine; for PT6A-68C it records 1,194 kW maximum continuous and take-off shaft power and 1,014 N jet thrust.
Identity
- Aliases
- PT6A-68CPratt & Whitney PT6A-68C
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turboprop
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C
- Status
- active
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- Description
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C is a PT6A-family turboprop model listed for the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano. EASA IM.E.038 describes this series with a two-stage reduction gearbox, five-stage gas-generator compressor (four axial and one centrifugal), single annular combustion chamber, single-stage gas-generator turbine, and two-stage axial power turbine; for PT6A-68C it records 1,194 kW maximum continuous and take-off shaft power and 1,014 N jet thrust.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:00:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 19:20:48 UTC
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- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- Pratt & Whitney lists PT6A-68C for the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano.
- Publisher
- Pratt & Whitney Canada
- Title
- PT6A Engine
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-23
- Note
- EASA IM.E.038 lists PT6A-68C with PT6A-68B, -68D, and -68T at 1,194 kW maximum continuous and take-off shaft power; the value is normalized into the shaftPowerKw field and the TCDS supplies the exact PT6A-68-series architecture.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- EASA.IM.E.038 — Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68 series engines